At least 40 hurt, 18 seriously in east region tourist bus crash (Update)
Local December 1, 2016 | 10:30 am
Santo Domingo.- At least 40 people injured, 18 of them seriously when a tourist bus flipped on the Coral highway between Higüey and Bayahíbe (east) Thursday morning.
The tourists in[...]
At least 40 hurt, 18 seriously in east region tourist bus crash (Update)
Local December 1, 2016 | 10:30 am
Santo Domingo.- At least 40 people injured, 18 of them seriously when a tourist bus flipped on the Coral highway between Higüey and Bayahíbe (east) Thursday morning.
The tourists in[...]
Police holiday crime-prevention push starts today
Local December 1, 2016 | 8:44 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Police today Thursdaywill start the traditional Christmas crime-prevention program to bolster publicsafety.
National Police director Nelson Peguero madethe announ[...]
Police holiday crime-prevention push starts today
Local December 1, 2016 | 8:44 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Police today Thursdaywill start the traditional Christmas crime-prevention program to bolster publicsafety.
National Police director Nelson Peguero madethe announ[...]
Tardy Dominican Republic officials face a no-pay Christmas
Local December 1, 2016 | 8:09 am
Santo Domingo.- The deadline for government officials to submit their financial statements at the AccountsChamber expired Wednesday, but the entity will still continue to receive thedocuments.
[...]Tardy Dominican Republic officials face a no-pay Christmas
Local December 1, 2016 | 8:09 am
Santo Domingo.- The deadline for government officials to submit their financial statements at the AccountsChamber expired Wednesday, but the entity will still continue to receive thedocuments.
[...]Buffoonery 3.0: ‘Take your picture’ at Eiffel Tower hulk
Local November 30, 2016 | 12:27 pm
Santo Domingo.- Santo Domingo Oeste mayorFrancisco Peña on Wednesday said today people from the Dominican Republic go toFrance to take a photo of themselves at the Eiffel Tower, but now they c[...]
Lawyer warns against declaring State of Emergency
Local November 30, 2016 | 12:03 pm
Santo Domingo.- Prominent attorney NamphiRodríguez warned Wednesday that president Danilo Medina 's request to Congressto declare a national emergency, is a "temporary repeal of constitut[...]
Southwest officials ‘smuggle materials’ but Environment mums
Local November 30, 2016 | 11:12 am
Barahona, Dominican Republic.- Regional Environment officials in Barahona aretrafficking sand and precious wood, spurred by the Environment Ministry's indifference.
The complaint by environm[...]
Country’s ‘owners’ want to silence the press
Local November 30, 2016 | 10:38 am
Santo Domingo.- The lead lawyer for the busowner associations grouped in Fenatrano on Tuesday demanded a gag order againstthe media to avert reporting on the chaos that reigns over the transportsec[...]
Citizens can tip off Antinarcotics with Smartphone app
Local November 30, 2016 | 8:23 am
Santo Domingo.- The antinarcotics agency(DNCD) will launch a Smartphone application next year, for citizens to denouncethe use and sale of controlled substances.
"We're going to launch a[...]
Facing termination, Dominican Republic officials rush to file statements
Local November 30, 2016 | 7:41 am
Santo Domingo.- Hundreds of DominicanRepublic officials from various agencies have been visiting the Chamber ofAccounts in the last few days to submit their financial statement, heeding presidentDa[...]
Santiago mayor must come clean on ‘personal donations’
Local November 29, 2016 | 5:12 pm
Santiago.- Santiago mayor Abel Martínez was sentenced to provideinformation on personal donations he had received, as requested by councilmanNelson Manuel Abreu of the opposition PRM party.[...]
Lawmaker admits getting unlawful double salary(Update)
Local November 29, 2016 | 2:18 pm
Santo Domingo.- "I have to wait for the president to issue a decree, replacing me there in Taiwan, which is the right thing to do, and besides, I am going to tell El Nuevo Diario, I am open to[...]
Dominican music scene draws major local, international talent
Local November 29, 2016 | 12:11 pm
PRNewswire.- From the smooth sounds of jazzto the rolling rhythms of bachata and the pulse-pumping beat of the merengue,Dominican Republic's thriving music scene beckons to music enthusiasts of all[...]
Buffoonery 2.0 as mayor erects Eiffel Tower mockup
Local November 29, 2016 | 11:34 am
Santo Domingo.- The mayor of a major city doesn'tknow and seems not to care where the Eiffel Tower stands and which country itrepresents, but used taxpayer money to buy a 50-foor replica 'to fill t[...]
Cuba trip honors Dominican Republic’s debt with Castro
Local November 29, 2016 | 10:54 am
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina willtravel to Cuba Tuesday afternoon to attend the funeral of former Cuban presidentFidel Castro, who died Friday.
Further details of Medina's trip hav[...]
New hearing in big business’ claim of truckers ‘monopoly’
Local November 29, 2016 | 9:18 am
Santo Domingo.- The Superior AdministrativeCourt (TSA) on Monday postponed for 2pm Thursday the hearing on the request foran injunction filed by the National Business Council (Conep) which seeks to[...]
Electricity Pact deadlock as talk hints at more talks
Local November 29, 2016 | 8:48 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Electricity IndustryAssociation (ADIE) executive vice president Milton Morrison on Monday said "everythingfell into a deadlock" in the talks leading to the Natio[...]
Dominican Republic flooding kill 15, US$5.0B in damage, villages cut off
Local November 29, 2016 | 7:49 am
Santo Domingo.- Four straight weeks of rains have killed atleast 15 people, damaged agriculture and infrastructure for around US$5.0 billionand cut off dozens of villages across the Dominican Repu[...]